The Pines has seen a tremendous amount of growth in the past few years, both in the number of campers we see each year as well as in our facilities. We already have over 2,400 campers registered for Summer 2018: Known, and you’ve seen new cabins, a new dining hall, a new activity center, a new double-zipline, and more pop up at camp. As we approach the 30th anniversary of the founding of The Pines, we are thrilled to share with you our complete Camp Ministry Team, which will usher in a new era of growth, support, and joy!​

John “Big Tuna” Egan, as our Executive Director of Ministry, will continue to have a daily presence at camp as he leads the direction of our ministry and oversees the work of the team. John will be focusing on continuing the great growth and leadership of the staff and Catholic culture of our community. He’s also looking forward to how we can reach more young people with the Gospel message while keeping the intimacy and Pines Quality that our campers and families have come to expect. Exciting things are to come!

Carla “Fergie” Oliver is our Camp Administrator. Carla joined the team in May 2017 and hopped right on to serve as Assistant Director in the biggest summer in our history (at the time). For summer camp, Carla will continue to serve as a director while focusing on all of the big things that go unnoticed in the background. This includes cabin assignments, overseeing special programs and special guests, staff orientation, summer parent evaluations, and more. During the school year, she will keep us organized by managing retreat group bookings and communication, creating and updating staff manuals and literature, updating our calendar, scheduling Alive Again, and more. Our well-organized team is in such a large part thanks to Carla’s ceaseless, selfless work, and we couldn’t be luckier to have her and know her!

Kyle “McCoy” Hatfield is our Program Director. Kyle joined the team in July 2017, and helped kick off a brand new school year of retreats with our Missionary Staff. During the summer, he will supervise our village coordinators, manage our priests and guests for Mass and adoration, and oversee the procedures for check-in and check-out. During the school year, he will be on the front lines with the missionaries as he guides them, creates schedules, cultivates spiritual growth, and analyzes program schedules for schools and parishes. Kyle, his wife Angela, and their two children bring a joy and a dedication to the mission that we’ve been so impressed with, and we’re thrilled to grow with them and their family going forward!

Andrew “Hasselhoff” McKenna is our Logistics and Formation Director. Andrew will complete the team when he joins us this summer. After serving two summers on staff, Andrew continued his education at Franciscan University and acquired an internship at Target. On completing the internship, he felt a calling back to ministry and looked back to The Pines. Andrew will make sure our camp is up to date with our accreditation and manage incident reports, calls home, behavior issues, and more. During the school year, he will plan and manage missionary staff retreats, and prepare camp for the upcoming summer by ensuring that all our equipment is up to date, that our health care procedures are current and efficient, and that our certification plans are set to go. Andrew has a contagious, hilarious personality, and we can’t wait for him to arrive at camp!

​This group will be the heart and soul of our ministry going forward. Combined with the rest of our incredible staff at camp and in Dallas, we are beyond excited for this first-class team, and we can’t wait to continue to improve and expand this vital ministry to reach more families and campers!